Python time strftime () method

description

Python time strftime () function takes a time tuple and returns a string representation of the local time in a readable format determined by the parameter format.

grammar

strftime () method syntax:

time.strftime(format[, t])

parameter

• format - format string.
• t - t is an optional parameter struct_time object.

return value

Returns a string representation of local time to read.

Explanation

python, date and time formatting symbols:

• % Y denote two-digit year (00-99)
• % Y represents a four-digit year (000-9999)
• % M month (01-12)
• Within% d month of the day (0-31)
• % H 24-hour clock hours (0-23)
• % I 12 hour clock hours (01-12)
• % M number (00 = 59) minutes
• % S seconds (00-59)
• % A week simplify local name
• Local% A full weekday name
• % B local simplify month name
• % B full month name locally
• % C local date corresponding representation and time representation
• % J day of the year (001-366)
• % P AM or PM local equivalent character
• The% U several times a year (00-53) for the week beginning Sunday week
• % W week (0-6), Sunday is the beginning of the week
• % W of the year number (00-53) for the week beginning Monday week
• % X corresponding local date representation
• % X corresponding local time representation
• Name% Z current time zone
• %%% Number itself

Examples

The following example shows strftime () function to use:

#!/usr/bin/python
import time

t = (2009, 2, 17, 17, 3, 38, 1, 48, 0)
t = time.mktime(t)
print time.strftime("%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(t))

The above example output is:

Feb 17 2009 09:03:38